Current Residents

Katherine M. Connors, MD

Hometown: Staten Island, NY

Undergraduate: Georgetown University

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Research Interests: Patellofemoral instability

Personal Interests: Running, baking, going to the beach

Fellowship Interest: Hand / Upper Extremity Surgery

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Jennifer I. Etcheson, MD, MS

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Undergraduate: UC Davis

Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Research Interests: Healthcare economics, biologics, adult reconstruction, upper extremity

Personal Interests: Surfing, ice hockey, hiking, golf, traveling, oil painting

Research Fellowship: Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

Fellowship Interest: Hand / Upper Extremity Surgery

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Evan H. Horowitz, MD

Hometown: Weston, FL

Undergraduate: University of Florida

Medical School: University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine

Research Interests: Ring avulsion Injuries, distal humerus fractures, postoperative opioid use, multi-ligamentous knee injuries, and medical education research

Personal Interests: Running, basketball, weight lifting, volleyball, fantasy football, and Gator athletics

Fellowship Interest: Sports Medicine

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Neil V. Shah, MD, MS

Hometown: Brookville, NY

Undergraduate: Cornell University

Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine

Research Interests: Spinal deformity, nerve repair, outcome assessment, dynamic/functional assessment

Personal Interests: Travel, dining, American football, skiing, hiking, vintage medical device & book collection, teaching, research

Research Fellowship: Orthopaedic Laboratory of Brooklyn at SUNY Downstate

Fellowship Interest: Spine Surgery

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Nicholas D. Stekas, MD

Hometown: New Providence, NJ

Undergraduate: Penn State

Medical School: Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School

Research Interests: Adult spinal deformity, cervical deformity, outcome assessment

Personal Interests: Guitar, the beach, running, the Mets, pizza

Research Fellowship: NYU Spine Research Institute

Fellowship Interest: Sports Medicine

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Jon Berguson, MD

Hometown: Harrisburg, PA

Undergraduate: Liberty University

Medical School: Wayne State University

Research Interests: Ulnar collateral ligament injuries, concussions in sports

Personal Interests: baseball, basketball, skiing, running, traveling

Fellowship Interest: Sports, Hand

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George Beyer, MS, MD

Hometown: Rochester, NY

Undergraduate: Vassar College

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Research Interests: Large Data-sets 

Personal Interests: Cooking, traveling, shoe design, saxophone 

Fellowship Interest: Hand, Spine 

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Steven Burekhovich, MD

Hometown: New York, NY

Undergraduate: Brooklyn College

Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Research Interests: Underserved populations, healthcare outcomes

Personal Interests: Art History, guitar, weightlifting, trivia

Fellowship Interest: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Adult Reconstruction

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Joseph O. Ehiorobo, MD

Hometown: Farmingdale, ME

Undergraduate: Boston College

Medical School: American University of Antigua 

Research Interests: Adult Reconstruction, Osteonecrosis, AI Learning, Arthroscopy, Robotics 

Personal Interests:Sports, Philanthropy, Travel 

Research Fellowship: Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health 

Fellowship Interest: Sports Medicine

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Scott Liu, MD

Hometown: Livermore, CA

Undergraduate: University of California, Davis

Medical School: John A. Burns School of Medicine at University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Research Interests: non-surgical treatment of periprosthetic infections, infection prevention in arthroplasty, methods to improve bedside diagnosis of septic arthritis

Personal Interests: cooking, wine, trying new food, running, hiking, skiing, corgis, cats

Fellowship Interest: arthroplasty, hand

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Eric Tischler, DO, MPH

Hometown: Great Neck, NY

Undergraduate: Union College

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

 Research Interests: Healthcare Disparity, Epidemiology, Patient Reported Outcomes

Personal Interests: Swimming, Podcasts, Documentaries

Research Fellowship: Rothman Orthopedic Institute

Research Fellowship: Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC)

Fellowship Interest: Undecided 

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Brody Dawkins, MD

Hometown: Orlando, FL

Undergraduate: University of Florida

Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Research Interests: Pediatric Orthopedics, Patellofemoral Joint, Cartilage Restoration, ACL Injuries, Quality Improvement/ Cost Benefit Analyses

Personal Interests: Sport Fishing · Fly Fishing · 7-on-7 Flag Football · Basketball · Florida Gators Athletics
Research Fellowship: Leon Root Research Fellow, Hospital for Special Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics

Fellowship Interest: Undecided 

Chibuokem P. Ikwuazom, MD

Hometown: North Babylon, NY

Undergraduate: University at Albany, SUNY

Medical School: NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Research Interests: Quality Improvement and Outcome-based studies, Adult Spinal Deformity, Adult Reconstruction

Personal Interests: Outreach/mentorship, Underserved communities/population, Poetry, Food, Running, Traveling, Hiking, Reading

Fellowship Interest: Adult Reconstruction, Spine, Sports

David Kim, MD

Hometown: Plainview, NY

Undergraduate: SUNY Binghamton University

Medical School: UNY Downstate College of Medicine

Research Interests: Adult Spinal Deformity, Functional Outcomes

Personal Interests: Weightlifting, Guitar, Cooking, Football, Blackjack Card Counting 

Fellowship Interest: Spine, Adult Reconstruction

Declan Tozzi, MD

Hometown: Spring Lake, NJ

Undergraduate: College of Charleston

Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Research Interests: Meniscal scaffolds, bone metabolism, sports medicine

Personal Interests: Surfing, golf, traveling, guitar, live music

Fellowship Interest: Undecided

Eric N. Windsor, MD

Hometown: Larchmont/Mamaroneck, NY

Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Research Interests: spinopelvic mobility, hip-spine syndrome, joint replacement, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, biomechanics

Personal Interests: baseball (Yankees), cycling, piano, travel, food

Research Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery

Fellowship Interest: Sports, Shoulder & Elbow, Spine, Joint Reconstruction

Jack Zhou, MD

Hometown: Stony Brook, NY

Undergraduate: Harvard University

Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Research Interests: Clinical outcomes, biomechanics, biomaterials, cartilage regeneration

Personal Interests: Sports, weightlifting, golf, fantasy football, poker

Fellowship Interest: Undecided

Nolan Condron, MD

Hometown: Boxborough, MA

Undergraduate: UMass Amherst

Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School

Research Interests: Sports medicine, cartilage

Personal Interests: Running, snowboarding, podcasts, beach days

Research Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center

Fellowship interest: Sports medicine, musculoskeletal oncology

Max Detweiler, MD

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate: University of Miami

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Research Interests: Periprosthetic Joint Infections, Pediatric Spinal Deformity

Personal Interests: Skiing, Golfing, Surfing, Scuba diving, The Philadelphia Eagles

Fellowship Interest: Spine, Sports

David Kim, MD

Hometown: Queens, NY

Undergraduate: University of Michigan

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Adult reconstruction, Spinal deformities

Personal Interests: Weightlifting, F1, Automotive enthusiast, Coffee

Fellowship Interest: Adult reconstruction

Peter K. Twining, MD

Hometown: Princeton, NJ

Undergraduate: Connecticut College

Medical School: Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont

Research Interests: Machine learning in orthopedic surgery

Personal Interests:  Ice hockey, skiing, working out, cooking and dining

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided

Ryne Veenema, MD

Hometown: Rochester, NY

Undergraduate: Cornell University 

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Shoulder and elbow injuries in throwing athletes, cartilage restoration, and adult reconstruction

Personal Interests: Baseball, Golf, Skiing, Fly Fishing, Hiking

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided

 

Adam Wolfert, MD

Hometown: Scarsdale, NY

Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Clinical research, optimizing patient outcomes

Personal Interests: Running, Scuba Diving, Skiing, Traveling 

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided

 

Juhayer Alam, MD

Hometown: Smithtown, NY

Undergraduate: Stony Brook University

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Postoperative outcomes, trauma

Personal Interests: Violin, pool, working out, video games, travel

Fellowship interest: Hand, Spine

Faisal Arash, MD

Hometown: Queens, New York

Undergraduate: St. John’s University

Medical School: St. George’s University

Research Interests: 3D printing in Orthopaedic Surgery

Personal Interests: Weightlifting, Hiking, Traveling, Cooking, DIY projects, Home restorations/renovations, Reading, Automotive Enthusiast

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided

Joshua Buksbaum, MD

Hometown: New York, NY

Undergraduate: Emory University

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Resident education, complex limb salvage, improving patient outcomes & comprehensive orthopaedic care

Personal Interests: Cycling, running, architecture, art history, NYC pizza

Fellowship Interest: Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, Limb Lengthening & Deformity Correction

Marc El Beaino, MD

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon

Undergraduate: Saint Joseph University

Medical School: Saint Joseph University

Research Interests: Soft-tissue sarcomas, orthopaedic oncology, musculoskeletal reconstructive surgery

Personal Interests: Vinology, coffee and beer brewing, numismatics, woodworking, traveling

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided 

Jacob Feingold, MD

Hometown: Westchester, NY

Undergraduate: Syracuse University

Medical School: New York Medical College

Research Interests: Sports medicine, ARJR, spinopelvic kinematics, hip spine syndrome

Personal Interests: Skiing, New York Yankees, exercising, reading, hiking, traveling

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided

Lara Passfall, MD

Hometown: Berlin, Germany

Undergraduate: Hofstra University 

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Adult spinal deformity, adult cervical deformity

Personal Interests: Figure skating, skiing/snowboarding, road trips, eating my way through the NYC food scene

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided

Gregory Van Perrier, MD

Hometown: Dix Hills, NY

Undergraduate: Manhattan College

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Research Interests: Adult spine deformity, adult reconstruction, biomedical engineering, biomechanics and mechanobiology, tissue engineering and biomaterials

Personal Interests: Running, basketball, tennis, martial arts, piano, saxophone  

Research Interests: Spine, Adult Reconstruction, Sports Medicine

Fellowship Interest: Spine, Adult Reconstruction, Sports Medicine